Spike Lee, it seems, has little regard for Hollywood. Not film, mind you — as one of America’s most celebrated auteurs, he clearly has a grasp for the form that few can match. But when it comes to the business side of things, he’s got a few bones to pick.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter recently, Lee sounded off on the way the industry’s awards process works, as well as the way actors and actresses are treated. It’s no wonder so many have personal problems, whether it’s with marriage, drugs, depression or otherwise.

Having famously not gotten a Best Picture nomination for “Do The Right Thing,” perhaps his most famous film, in 1989, Lee explained that it was just one example of the flawed Oscar process.

“In 1989, ‘Do the Right Thing’ was not even nominated,” he said. “What film won best picture in 1989? ‘Driving Miss Mother F*cking Daisy!’ That’s why [Oscars] don’t matter. Because 20 years later, who’s watching ‘Driving Miss Daisy’?… There are many times in history where the best work does not get awarded. And I’m not even talking about my own work. So that’s why [the Oscars] don’t matter.”